| ▲ | charcircuit 5 days ago | |
>People in your coffee shop on the same WiFi could read it. WEP has been deprecated for over 2 decades. | ||
| ▲ | kstrauser 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
That has no effect on the owner of a malicious access point. HTTP over WPA2 is plaintext again the moment the AP decrypts it. | ||
| ▲ | ants_everywhere 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
you may be surprised at the number of unsecured WiFi networks there are. I see them in 2025 in captive portals, public libraries, and when traveling abroad. | ||
| ▲ | zamadatix 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Not all guest Wi-Fi uses a PSK. In general, assuming all networks will already be encrypted along each hop to the server is a losing assumption for users. | ||
| ▲ | 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
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